National Stock Number
5998-01-237-0443
National Stock Number (NSN) 5998-01-237-0443, or NIIN 012370443, (patchboard,electrical) was assigned July 24, 1986 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 012370443 was cancelled on December 15, 2017, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled - Inactive." There is no known replacement specified for this stock number. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There is only one manufacturer part number associated with this NSN. None of the associated part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by one supplier. Today, one supplier is listed as an Active supplier for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, only one supplier is deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Sep 02, 2020, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 28947. [A SINGLE, FLAT SURFACED ITEM IN WHICH ARE INCORPORATED JACKS, CLIPS, SOCKETS, AND THE LIKE, AND WHICH PROVIDES A POINT FOR CONVENIENT INTERCONNECTIONS BY USE OF PATCH CORDS WITH PLUGS, OR OTHER MEANS OF CONNECTING BETWEEN ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS WHICH MAY BE USED FOR PROGRAMMING, TOUBLESHOOTING, AND TESTING. DO NOT USE IF A MORE APPLICABLE ITEM NAME EXISTS. EXCLUDES:PANEL, PATCHING, ANTENNA; PANEL, PATCHING, COMMUNICATION; AND SWITCHBOARD, PATCHING, COMMUNICATION. SEE ALSO PANEL, PATCHING, PROGRAMMING.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 5998012370443 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.